Sunday, April 5, 2015

First time I dropped my camera

Hello everyone.

Spring has just started but it's still so cold. I am on spring break now so that's a big plus! I can take way more pictures and start studying for APs -.-. The first day of spring for me was snowing like crazy and that reminded me about something dreadful that happened in the winter.

One days I went over to my friends house to take some pictures. It was really cold because it was still winter but we still wanted to take some pictures outside. So all we did was we went around her neighborhood. Our first stop was this park near her house. There was this baseball field covered by snow and there was only one pathway shoved for people to walk. We were walking on the path and taking pictures as you do. My friend stopped to take some pictures when I saw a water fountain.

The first thing that came into my head was "I want to stand on that" so that's what I did. My friend turned around from her picture and said "how did you get up their so fast". She turned her camera towards me to take a picture and when to pose and then........ it happened.

I dropped my camera.

When it initially happened I  was very scared. Note that this is the first( and only) time I dropped my camera so I was freaking out about it breaking. My mom paid a lot of money to get me this and if I break it, not only would my mom kill me, I would kill myself. The reason that my camera dropped was because I lost a part of my neck strap. I lost one of the little plastic things your loop the straps into to make it stay. They way I tied my the staps to my camera were really bad so that's why it fell.

In the end it was nothing to bad. It has a mark on the side and the lense go dirty but the camera still works and that's the most important. This is a reminder to always have a secure neck strap on when you are going out to take pictures. I use the one given when you buy the camera but I know some people make their out straps.

I love love LOVE my camera but that doesn't mean I'm gonna be perfect. I will drop it more times and I will touch the lense by accident but hopefully I don't.

Thank you all for reading and please check out my Instagram at www.Instagram.com/Exposureyourself and follow and like all my pictures. Hope spring brings . warmer weather and I'll see you at my next exposure.

-Jess

Friday, April 3, 2015

Free Choice Friday(#1): Intro to Computer Science

Hello everyone!

This is my first Free Choice Friday. This is where I talk about  something that isn't photography based.

Today I am going to talk about another new class I am taking this semester. I know I have been taking a lot of new classes. This class is called Intro to Computer Science. The reason I was interested in this is because my uncle is really good with computers. Another reason is that I realized that since I use a computer so often then maybe I should actually learn how programs are made. Computers are very interesting machines that, if you ever have a chance, everyone should learn about.

What is this class?
This class is about computer programing. The program you mainly learn is html. The beginning of the class you learn number system and problem solving. So if you really want to learn programming then you might be a little bored in the beginning.

How did you hear about this class? 
-I heard about this class because my math teacher in 11th grade is the teacher of the class. Since it is a new class this year she was promoting it last year.

Is there homework/tests? 
-There is some homework. If you don't finish you homework in class then you have to finish it in class. My teacher doesn't check the homework everyday but she does sometimes so you should always do your homework. There a tests too. The reason there are tests is because this class is preparation for the AP computer science class.

Do you like html?
-I do like html. Its pretty simple, the only thing that is hard about it is that there are a lot of codes that you need to know. What I do for now when I code is that I keep the note sheets that my teacher gave to me and whenever I don't know a code, then I look at my notes.

Do you want to do more coding in the future?
-I want to take coding classes in college. This is a skill that I want to remember so if I don't keep practicing it then I wont remember it. I might not take classes in college because I don't want to have too many classes to stress about so if not then I might join a coding club.

Do you like the class?
-There are a lot of things that I like about this class. One of my close guy friends is in the same class as me. I really like taking to him because he's really funny and can make me laugh. Also the teacher is my favorite Math teacher so I'm glad I can hang with her cause she's awesome. Then coding in general is just fun to me.

Thanks for reading my blog and please check out my other post on here. Also follow me on Instagram @Exposureyourself. Until next time, I'll see you at my next exposure.

-Jess